Colossians 1:18

Prayer For Maturity Based On Christ's Preeminence

¹⁷ and he is before all things, and by him all things consist: ¹⁸ and he is the head of the body, the church: and he is the beginning, the first-born from the dead, that in all things he might be preeminent; ¹⁹ for it pleased the Father that all his fullness should dwell in him,

All Things

Firstborn from the Dead

Head of the Body

Head of the Church

Rise from the Dead

Ephesians 1:22-23

and subjected all things under his feet, and made him head over all things for the church,

Revelation 1:5

and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the first born from the dead, and the Prince of the kings of the earth. To him that loves us, and that has washed us from our sins in his own blood,

Acts 26:23

that Christ should suffer, and that he first, by his resurrection from the dead, should show light to the people, and to the Gentiles.

John 3:29-31

He that has the bride, is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly on account of the voice of the bridegroom. This, my joy, is therefore complete.

1 Corinthians 11:3

But I wish you to know, that the head of every man is the Christ, and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

Ephesians 4:15-16

but speaking truthfully in love, we might grow up in all things, into him who is the head, even the Christ,

Ephesians 5:23

for the husband is the head of the wife, as the Christ also is the head of the church; and he is the savior of the body.

Revelation 3:14

And to the angel of the church in Laodicea, write: These things says the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;

Revelation 5:9-13

And they sung a new song, saying: Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open its seals: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood, out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation:

Revelation 11:15

And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying: The kingdom of the world has become our Lord's and his Christ s, and he shall reign from age to age.

Matthew 23:8

But you must not be called Rabbi; for one is your leader, and all of you are brethren.

Matthew 28:18

And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying: All authority in heaven and on earth is given to me.

John 1:1

IN the beginning was the WORD, and the WORD. was with God, and the WORD was God.

John 1:16

And from his fullness have we all received, even grace for grace;

John 1:27

He it is, who, though he comes after me, is now before me; the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to loose.

John 3:34-35

For he whom God has sent, speaks the words of God; for God gives not the Spirit by measure to him.

John 11:25-26

Jesus said to her: I am the resurrection, and the life; he that believes on me, though he were dead, yet shall he live;

Romans 8:29

For those whom he foreknew, he predestinated to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the first-born among many brethren:

1 Corinthians 15:20-23

But now, Christ has risen from the dead, the first-fruits of those who slept.

1 Corinthians 15:25

for he must reign till he has put all enemies under his feet.

Ephesians 1:10

for a dispensation at the fullness of the times, in order that he might bring together for himself all things in the Christ, both those which are in the heavens, and those which are on earth;

Colossians 1:24

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up what remains of my sufferings for Christ in my flesh for the sake of his body, which is the church,

Colossians 2:10-14

And you are complete in him who is the head of all principality and authority:

Hebrews 1:5-6

For to which of the angels did he at any time say: Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again: I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?

1 John 1:1

THAT which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled concerning the Word of life;

Revelation 1:8

I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God, who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.

Revelation 1:18

and I am he that lives; and I was dead, and be hold, I am alive from age to age: and I have the keys of hades and of death.

Revelation 21:6

And he said to me: It is done; I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To him that thirsts, I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely.

Revelation 21:23-24

And the city had no need of the sun, nor of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God gave it light, and the lamp of it is the Lamb.

Revelation 22:13

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.